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nicolaparty's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, War, Alcohol, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Blood, Child death, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual content
Minor: Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Vomit, and Suicidal thoughts
zoebill96's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Murder, War, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Kidnapping, Grief, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Confinement, Child death, Blood, Animal cruelty, and Animal death
longhairzuko's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Slavery, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexism, Death, Violence, Alcohol, Blood, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Vomit, War, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Child death
Moderate: Suicide, Sexual harassment, Animal death, Child death, Death of parent, and Suicidal thoughts
vici24kl's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Rape, Vomit, War, Violence, Suicide, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexism, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Murder, Misogyny, Grief, Gore, Genocide, Death, Child death, Blood, Animal death, and Alcohol
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, and Hate crime
carolinasbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
I read this soon after I read The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller which made it so jarring. In TSoA, Achilles and Patroclus are lovers and it’s beautiful. However, in The Silence of the Girls, they aren’t lovers and Achilles is a horrible person - he slaughters everyone in his path and essentially rapes Briseis over and over.
It’s very brutal and some things like smells or the way a corpse looks are described so well and realistically that there were a few moments that made me gag.
This is such an important read because The Iliad is so focused on men and this book flips that on its head because you get to see it all through the eyes of the women.
Graphic: Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, and War